#editorial | Logs for 2016-04-03
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[02:52:30] <Bytram> noticed the story queue would run dry after the next two stories... popping in to push out a few to get us through morning
[02:52:45] <cmn32480> I'll be in in a bit Bytram
[02:52:52] <cmn32480> am trying to get my expenses finished
[02:52:54] <Bytram> cmn32480: !!
[02:52:54] <cmn32480> still
[02:52:59] <cmn32480> all freaking day
[02:53:02] <Bytram> Good Luck!!!!!
[02:53:41] <cmn32480> trying
[02:53:48] <cmn32480> massive pain in the ass
[02:56:34] <Bytram> I hear ya -- I just DO NOT LIKE forms. Period.
[02:56:47] <cmn32480> understood
[02:57:00] <Bytram> even knowing that I'd be getting money back only partially assuages the pain
[02:57:02] <cmn32480> not a big fan either
[02:57:13] <cmn32480> but I dont' have too many options if I wanna get my $$ back
[02:57:20] <Bytram> maybe use one of the small ones they put on CPUs, instead?
[02:57:24] <Bytram> ;)
[02:57:53] <cmn32480> <groan>
[02:58:11] <Bytram> LOL!
[03:36:25] <Bytram> cmn32480: you can relax about the story queue; I've got things lined up until: 04/03 21:33
[03:41:18] <cmn32480> your the bets bytram
[03:43:30] <Bytram> thanks.
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[16:51:35] <Soilence> Go to http://www.truthcontest.com , read the top entries, and spread the truth. This will blow your mind. As said in the books, the truth is like water, and it will slip through your fingers. The translations are available on http://www.truthcontest.com
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[22:52:38] <Bytram> Looking for input on the passport/visa story...
[22:52:39] <Bytram> The Consular Consolidated Database (CCD) is one of world’s largest biometric databases where anyone who applied for a U.S. passport or visa in the past two decades have a record.
[22:52:59] <Bytram> should that be 'has a record' or 'have a record'
[22:53:50] <Bytram> I'm going with the original submission 'have a record' -- but it looks not quite right to me.
[23:00:29] <chromas> I'd think "has" would be better, since it's "anyone"; seems singular to me
[23:04:26] <Bytram> does anyone have a pen I could borrow?
[23:04:30] <Bytram> does anyone has a pen I could borrow?
[23:05:03] <Bytram> do you know anyone who has a pen I could borrow?
[23:05:06] <Bytram> do you know anyone who have a pen I could borrow?
[23:05:43] <Bytram> anyone could have done it
[23:05:44] <Bytram> anyone could has done it
[23:05:49] <Bytram> ARGHH!
[23:07:51] <chromas> Does anyone has a record?
[23:07:54] <Bytram> is there anyone who wants to play?
[23:08:02] <Bytram> are there anyone who wants to play?
[23:08:18] <chromas> language--
[23:08:18] <Bender> karma - language: -1
[23:08:50] <chromas> I know! Let's create a new language which takes the best of all the others and all the rules make sense.
[23:09:33] <Bytram> well, I think the easiest solution is to notice the word is spelled: anyONE -- denotes singular
[23:13:02] <chromas> and it's not a question
[23:13:05] <Bytram> http://www.quickanddirtytips.com
[23:13:06] <shekel> ^ 03Grammar Girl : Everybody: Singular or Plural :: Quick and Dirty Tips ™
[23:13:14] <chromas> "he has a record"; "does he have a record?"
[23:14:28] <Bytram> back to the sentence at hand, I think I have a solution...
[23:14:32] <Bytram> The Consular Consolidated Database (CCD) is one of world’s largest biometric databases where anyone who applied for a U.S. passport or visa in the past two decades have a record.
[23:14:40] <Bytram> how about, instead:
[23:14:53] <Bytram> The Consular Consolidated Database (CCD) is one of world’s largest biometric databases where everyone who applied for a U.S. passport or visa in the past two decades has a record.
[23:15:04] <Bytram> everyone has a record
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